Party!

It is the end of the year party. We will be resuming regular Wednesday night youth group meetings in the fall and will be planning the summer activities at a meeting on May 2nd. Once we iron out what we would like to do for the summer, we will have a meeting with all of you to get your input. It has been a great year and I hope that you all have learned a lot! I have.

The Messenger

How do you know when your favorite singing group is going to be at the Van Andel? Advertising. It's on TV, the Van Andel advertises and sells tickets, articles in the newspaper and probably even a billboard. These are all "messengers"...letting you know what is coming. That is what/who John the Baptist was; at least one of his roles. He also told them to "make straight in the dessert a highway"...yeah, that's as clear as mud. When you make something straight, you take out all the crooked parts and make it perfect. He was calling the people to repent...to make their lives "straight". The conversation that John the Baptist had with the teachers and leaders of the Jewish faith that came out to question him is also covered in Matthew. Look it up and see if you can glean any more information. Have a great week!

"In the beginning" Genesis 1:1 AND John 1:1

"In the beginning"...Did it grab your attention? That was John's intention when he started out his gospel with those same words that are found in the book of Genesis. He's also telling us so much more. Jesus, the Word, was there, too, in the beginning. He wasn't "created" by God, He IS God. Nothing was created without Him. We tend to think of Christ only coming into being in the manger as a little baby. No, Christ always was and always will be. It makes you realize that Christ OBEYED His Father by coming down to Earth as a baby because He was always there. Gives you something to think about, doesn't it? Have a great week!

Uncreated God

We talked about following an uncreated God, and how awesome a thing that is when considering his love for us and helping other people follow his example.

We thought about God and how he never had a beginning, but how everything else in existence does. We had a hard time thinking about the concept that God has always been there, and when we are in Christ we are the same as he is, we have a beginning but we will always live forever. We talked about how we where not made for time, but made for eternity. We just have to choose which eternity and help others in there decision. I thought it made sense, and we had a good time wrapping each other in TP!!! Love, Shanna